IP Library Granted Patent US 12,459,385
Granted Patent B2
US 12,459,385 · App. 18/217,507 · Granted Nov 4, 2025

Energy transfer based on intended use

Inventors: Norman Lu (Fairview, TX); Maximilian Parness (Takoma Park, MD)
Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
B60L53/305B60L53/31B60L53/35B60L53/66B60L58/12H02J7/342
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Patent No.
US 12,459,385
App. No.
18/217,507
Granted
Nov 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An example operation includes one or more of establishing communication between a transport and a location via a module including a battery, determining an energy amount in the transport and an energy requirement at the location, and initiating a transfer of a portion of the energy amount from the transport to the battery based on an intended use of the portion at one or more devices at the location.

Claims (47)

1 . A method performed by a computer device, the method comprising:

determining an amount of energy in a transport that is available to be provided to a battery that powers a device at a location, wherein the battery is external to the transport;

receiving an indication of an intended use of the amount of energy from the battery, wherein the indication comprises a type and a function of the device;

instructing the transport on how to transfer the amount of energy from the transport to the battery based on the indication.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the instructing the transport on how to transfer the energy further comprises:

instructing the transport on how to transfer the amount of energy based on a future energy usage at the location.

3 . The method of claim 1 , comprising:

by the computer device, determining an energy requirement of the location based on one or more of a current or a future environmental condition at the location.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the instructing comprises at least one of:

instructing the transport as on the amount of energy to transfer to the location,

instructing the transport as to a time to transfer the energy to the location, or

instructing the transport as to a time to transfer more energy when a previous transmission is complete.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the computer device contains the battery.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the amount of energy to be transferred from the transport is based on a future use and a future destination of the transport.

7 . The method of claim 1 , comprising:

by the computer device, transfer energy from the location to the transport when energy from the transport is no longer needed at the location.

8 . A system, comprising:

a processor that, when executing instructions stored in an associated memory, is configured to:

determine an amount of energy in a transport that is available to be provided to a battery that powers a device at a location, wherein the battery is external to the transport;

receive an indication of an intended use of the amount of energy from the battery, wherein the indication comprises a type and a function of the device; and

instruct the transport on how to transfer the amount of energy from the transport to the battery based on the indication a type of the device.

9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein when the processor instructs the transport on how to transfer the energy, the transport is further configured to:

instruct the transport on how to transfer the amount of energy based on a future energy usage at the location.

10 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to:

determine an energy requirement of the location based on one or more of a current or a future environmental condition at the location.

11 . The system of claim 8 , wherein when the processor instructs the transport on how to transfer the amount of energy, the processor is further configured to at least one of:

instruct on the amount of energy to transfer to the location,

instruct on a time to transfer the energy to the location, or

instruct on a time to transfer more energy when a previous transmission is complete.

12 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the computer device contains the battery.

13 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the amount of energy to be transferred from the transport is based on a future use and a future destination of the transport.

14 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

transfer energy from the location to the transport when energy from the transport is no longer needed at the location.

15 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising one or more instructions that, when executed by a processor of a computer device, cause the processor to perform:

determining an amount of energy in a transport that is available to be provided to a battery that powers a device at a location, wherein the battery is external to the transport;

receiving an indication of an intended use of the amount of energy from the battery, wherein the indication comprises a type and a function of the device; and

instructing the transport on how to transfer the amount of energy from the transport to the battery based on the indication.

16 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructing the transport on how to transfer the energy further comprises:

instructing the transport on how to transfer the amount of energy based on a future energy usage at the location.

17 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to perform:

determining an energy requirement at the location is based on one or more of a current or a future environmental condition at the location.

18 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructing comprises at least one of:

instructing the transport as on the amount of energy to transfer to the location,

instructing the transport as to a time to transfer the energy to the location, or

instructing the transport as to a time to transfer more energy when a previous transmission is complete.

19 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the amount of energy to be transferred from the transport is based on a future use and a future destination of the transport.

20 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , the instructions further cause the processor to perform: transferring energy from the location to the transport when energy from the transport is no longer needed at the location.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 4, 2023
From: LU, NORMAN; PARNESS, MAXIMILIAN
To: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
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Continuity (2)
Continuation 17324084 · May 18, 2021
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